What is the CPSIA?

In the absence of clear guidance from CPSC on many important issues, each business will have to decide for itself how to deal with CPSIA.

CPSIA does nothing to help prevent lead poisoning, and takes a huge chunk out of the economy to do it. Plus it breeds disrespect for the rule of law.

Large corporations are only a tiny percentage of the businesses that are affected by CPSIA.  They are better able to afford expensive testing and compliance hassles because they can spread the costs over millions of products.
Small and tiny businesses with fewer than 20 employees are the majority of the businesses affected by CPSIA and are [...]

Many of CPSIA’s requirements, particularly the lead content and phthalate content, apply retroactively to goods that have already been manufactured.  Because it is illegal to sell any item that doesn’t meet the standards, thrift store owners must make sure their items meet the standards.
Some types of items (e.g. cloth) usually meet the standards, but other [...]

Many businesses that make or sell children’s products have already closed because of CPSIA, and many others are doing everything they can to hold on in these tough economic times, but may fall also have to shut their doors.  There has already been an impact to the variety and availability of children’s products in the [...]